CLEMSON, S.C. — The Clemson University Board of Trustees approved a $150 per semester athletic fee for students beginning next academic year.
The panel debated the measure earlier this week before approving it on Friday.
The fee is expected to raise between $7 million and $8 million for the athletics department in 2025-26. The school had long resisted such fees and has not charged its students for single-game tickets available at sporting events.
Undergraduates at rival South Carolina were charged $86 per semester in athletic fees this academic year, according to the school's website.
Clemson said the fees would “reflect the institution's commitment to a healthy and vibrant collegiate athletics program and an investment in the student experience.”
Power Conference schools have been looking for new ways to raise money following a deal to pay $2.78 billion in damages to hundreds of thousands of athletes dating back to 2016. As part of that deal, schools agreed to distribute up to $21 million in revenue to the athletes. annually, starting next fall.
